Pawłowiczki

Pawłowiczki ([pavwɔˈvit͡ʂki], German: Pawlowitzke, from 1936: Gnadenfeld) is a village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pawłowiczki.[1] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 47 km (29 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Pawłowiczki
Village
Church of Saints Andrew and James
Pawłowiczki
Coordinates: 50°15′N 18°3′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKędzierzyn-Koźle
GminaPawłowiczki
Population
 • Total1,300
Websitehttp://www.pawlowiczki.pl

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany and the village was called Gnadenfeld. Founded by the Moravian Brethren in 1743, it was for a century the site of their theological seminary. Following Germany's defeat, it was annexed by Poland and the German-speaking population largely expelled. (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). Many Moravians from Gnadenfeld founded in 1946 together with other German and Polish Moravian refugees Neugnadenfeld, a locality of today's Ringe.

The village now has a population of 1,300.

Notable residents

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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